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Synonyms for whiffer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hwif, wif
Phonetic Transcription : ʰwɪf, wɪf

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Définition of whiffer

Origin :
  • 13c., weffe "foul scent or odor," of imitative origin. Modern form became popular late 16c. with tobacco smoking, probably influenced by whiffle "blow in gusts or puffs" (1560s). The verb in the baseball slang sense "to swing at a ball and miss" first recorded 1913.
  • As in nose : noun smelling organ of animate being
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